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President Roosevelt has been enjoying his trip through eastern Tennessee. He came to the state for the meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman, and he has also visited several Civil War battlefields.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-04
President Roosevelt addresses the crowd that has gathered at Morristown, Tennessee. He expresses gratitude that he has been able to visit East Tennessee as president, especially the Civil War battlegrounds of Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and Lookout Mountain. He says anyone who visits these sites and reflects on the post-war lives of the Civil War veterans should come away a better American citizen and reminds his audience that the greatest Union naval commander, Admiral David Farragut, came from Tennessee. Roosevelt concludes by noting that Americans’ great deeds reflect positively on other Americans just as a deed “of a shameful character makes all of us hang our heads a little.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-08
President Roosevelt gratefully but briefly addresses the crowd gathered at Johnson City, Tennessee. He reflects on his experiences of the past two days visiting the grounds of the Battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge—experiences which he says should make anyone a better American. He also references visiting the Knoxville home of Eliza Ann O’Brien Brownlow, widow of Governor William Brownlow of Tennessee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-08